diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 6ec24ddb3..c9dfa61c1 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
+echo "Running migrations..."
 python3 init.py
+echo "Starting FastAPI server..."
 exec fastapi run app/main.py --workers ${NB_WORKERS:-1}